Kian Mun Lee

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
47 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Kian Mun Lee is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kian Mun Lee has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 19 papers in Materials Chemistry and 18 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Kian Mun Lee's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (32 papers), TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (22 papers) and Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (11 papers). Kian Mun Lee is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (32 papers), TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (22 papers) and Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (11 papers). Kian Mun Lee collaborates with scholars based in Malaysia, Taiwan and Russia. Kian Mun Lee's co-authors include Chin Wei Lai, Joon Ching Juan, Koh Sing Ngai, Sharifah Bee Abd Hamid, Thomas C.‐K. Yang, Cheng Seong Khe, Mohd Rafie Johan, Siewhui Chong, Chia‐Yun Chen and Soon Wei Chook and has published in prestigious journals such as Water Research, Journal of The Electrochemical Society and Chemosphere.

In The Last Decade

Kian Mun Lee

46 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

Recent developments of zinc oxide based photocatalyst in ... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 500 1000 1.5k
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Recent developments of zinc oxide based photocatalyst in water treatment technology: A review
    2015 2.0k citations Kian Mun Lee, Chin Wei Lai et al. Water Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kian Mun Lee Malaysia 19 2.0k 1.8k 757 307 302 47 2.9k
Zhu Luo China 29 2.1k 1.0× 2.3k 1.2× 1.1k 1.5× 312 1.0× 167 0.6× 57 3.7k
Lan Ching Sim Malaysia 27 1.9k 0.9× 1.7k 0.9× 598 0.8× 316 1.0× 456 1.5× 56 2.8k
Jinjuan Xue China 31 1.9k 0.9× 1.9k 1.0× 824 1.1× 369 1.2× 329 1.1× 73 2.9k
Weisheng Guan China 26 1.7k 0.9× 1.7k 1.0× 1.1k 1.4× 390 1.3× 325 1.1× 91 2.9k
Xia Yang China 36 2.0k 1.0× 2.0k 1.1× 881 1.2× 562 1.8× 285 0.9× 78 3.2k
Liquan Jing China 32 2.4k 1.2× 1.9k 1.1× 1.1k 1.4× 232 0.8× 294 1.0× 72 2.9k
Xiaofeng Zhu China 24 1.9k 1.0× 1.4k 0.8× 1.4k 1.9× 293 1.0× 504 1.7× 89 3.3k
Qinghua Chen China 27 2.0k 1.0× 1.3k 0.7× 750 1.0× 323 1.1× 531 1.8× 61 2.7k
Xiujuan Yu China 28 1.9k 1.0× 1.4k 0.7× 578 0.8× 218 0.7× 346 1.1× 71 2.5k
Natda Wetchakun Thailand 29 2.5k 1.3× 2.2k 1.2× 1.0k 1.3× 204 0.7× 167 0.6× 60 3.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kian Mun Lee

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lai, Chin Wei, et al.. (2025). Study of Calcination Temperature Influence on Physicochemical Properties and Photodegradation Performance of Cu2O/WO3/TiO2. Catalysts. 15(6). 601–601. 1 indexed citations
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Lee, Kian Mun, et al.. (2025). Magnetic recoverable cobalt ferrite nanophotocatalyst for Crystal Violet dye degradation. Ceramics International. 51(23). 39630–39638.
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Lai, Chin Wei, Thomas C.‐K. Yang, Kian Mun Lee, et al.. (2024). Enrichment of graphitic-N in nitrogen-doped photoreduced graphene oxide as highly efficient photocatalyst for mineralization of volatile organic compounds. Materials Today Chemistry. 42. 102372–102372. 1 indexed citations
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Lee, Kian Mun, Thomas C.‐K. Yang, Chin Wei Lai, et al.. (2023). Highly effective interlayer expanded MoS2 coupled with Bi2WO6 as p-n heterojunction photocatalyst for photodegradation of organic dye under LED white light. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 953. 169834–169834. 24 indexed citations
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Yang, Thomas C.‐K., Chin Wei Lai, Chia‐Yun Chen, et al.. (2023). Highly efficient Bi2O2CO3 coupled with interlayer expanded MoS2 photocatalyst with oxygen vacancy mediated direct Z-scheme charge transfer for photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutant. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 11(6). 111517–111517. 7 indexed citations
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Yang, Thomas C.‐K., et al.. (2023). Multi redox and oxygen vacancies govern the highly active manganese doped SrTiO3 cathode in rechargeable alkaline zinc battery. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids. 187. 111663–111663. 1 indexed citations
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Hung, Wei‐Song, Thomas C.‐K. Yang, Chin Wei Lai, et al.. (2023). Fluorinated photoreduced graphene oxide with semi-ionic C–F bonds: An effective carbon based photocatalyst for the removal of volatile organic compounds. Chemosphere. 349. 140890–140890. 9 indexed citations
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Lee, Kian Mun, et al.. (2021). Photodegradation assessment of RB5 dye by utilizing WO3/TiO2 nanocomposite: a cytotoxicity study. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 29(15). 22372–22390. 14 indexed citations
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Lai, Chin Wei, Kian Mun Lee, Guan‐Ting Pan, et al.. (2021). Enhanced Conductivity Boosts the Cathodic Performance of Aluminium-Doped SrTiO 3 in Rechargeable Alkaline Zinc Battery. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 168(8). 80530–80530. 8 indexed citations
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Lee, Kian Mun, et al.. (2019). Removal of methylene blue dye by solvothermally reduced graphene oxide: a metal-free adsorption and photodegradation method. RSC Advances. 9(64). 37686–37695. 98 indexed citations
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Lai, Chin Wei, Kian Mun Lee, Soon Wei Chook, et al.. (2019). Facile one-pot solvothermal method to synthesize solar active Bi2WO6 for photocatalytic degradation of organic dye. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 801. 502–510. 77 indexed citations
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Low, Foo Wah, Chin Wei Lai, Kian Mun Lee, & Joon Ching Juan. (2018). Enhance of TiO 2 dopants incorporated reduced graphene oxide via RF magnetron sputtering for efficient dye‐sensitised solar cells. Rare Metals. 37(11). 919–928. 11 indexed citations
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Lee, Kian Mun, et al.. (2018). The relationship between iron and Ilmenite for photocatalyst degradation. Advanced Powder Technology. 29(8). 1779–1786. 10 indexed citations
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Samsudin, Emy Marlina, et al.. (2016). Room temperature synthesis of TiO 2 supported chitosan photocatalyst: Study on physicochemical and adsorption photo-decolorization properties. Materials Research Bulletin. 86. 24–29. 26 indexed citations
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Lai, Chin Wei, et al.. (2016). Synthesis of reduced graphene oxide/tungsten trioxide nanocomposite electrode for high electrochemical performance. Ceramics International. 42(11). 13128–13135. 34 indexed citations
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Teh, Swe Jyan, et al.. (2016). Effect of reduced graphene oxide-hybridized ZnO thin films on the photoinactivation of Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology. 161. 25–33. 15 indexed citations
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Lee, Kian Mun, Chin Wei Lai, Koh Sing Ngai, & Joon Ching Juan. (2015). Recent developments of zinc oxide based photocatalyst in water treatment technology: A review. Water Research. 88. 428–448. 1963 indexed citations breakdown →

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